William J. Hancock

William J. Hancock
Vice Admiral William J. Hancock in 1996
Birth nameWilliam John Hancock[1]
Born (1942-10-23) October 23, 1942 (age 82)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1965–1998[2]
RankVice Admiral

William John Hancock[3] (born October 23, 1942) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Logistics. He had been Director of the US Navy's Office of Budget and Fiscal Management Division. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1965 and was commissioned as an ensign. Hancock later earned a master's degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. After his retirement in October 1998,[2] he worked as a consultant.[4]

  1. ^ "PN258 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 25 October 1993. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Vice Admiral William John Hancock Jr". Swift Boat Sailors Association. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on the Active-Duty List. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 October 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Defense.gov News Release: FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT". defense.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2015.